Ship Details

Blue Heron (H.M.C.S.)

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Photo Credit: Libraries and Archives Canada (LAC) e01061048

 
 
Registry #1 PCS.782 (RCN) Registry #2 MP.32 (RCMP) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1955 Blue Heron (H.M.C.S.) Name 6
Name 2 1956 Blue Heron (R.C.M.P.) Name 7
Name 3 1968 Blue Heron (H.M.C.S.) Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1955 Place Orillia Area ON Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 92.0' x 17.0' x 5.5'
Builder Hunter Boats Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement 66
Gross Tonnage 66 Type 1 Patrol Vessel, Bird-class
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine 2-600bhp diesel engines (1955) Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign CGZH
Pendant  # PCS.782; MP.32 Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1955 she was built for the Royal Canadian Navy and loaned on February 28, 1957 to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa ON. She was returned to the RCN 0n May 06, 1968. She was sold April 08, 1971.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
Launched at Barrie ON December 1955, completed 30/07/1956, Transferred on loan to RCMP 19/11/1956 as a sea rescue craft. This vessel had a complement of 20. this vessel was a Bird-class PCS patrol vessel.
 
References
Blackman, Raymond V.B. (1964); RG24 Accession 1983-84/167 Box 3512 File 8000-PCS-782 General Information - HMCS Blue Heron PCS-782; RG12 Series A-1 Accession 1994-95/727 Box 30 File 9250-33 Pt 11; RG18-F-1 Volume 3501 1200-232 BLUE HERON, Code 20032 - Purchase and Maintenance; Email (Bryon Taylor - Nauticapedia 18/11/2018);
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